Louver post



April 2, 1946. I ALLEN 7, 8

'LOUVER Posi' I Filed March 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 H7 iiiifimmnn G.ALLEN April 2, 1946.

LOUVER POST Filed March 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Georgy? 2 9 f L m 0mfl H 5 ,HI F w m 4 Patented Apr. 2, 1946 UNI TE D STATES QFFICE 'LonvERPos'r George Allen,.North;Lake Village, Illl, a'ssignor toBinksManufacturing Company, fillicagoyllla a corporationof nelawareApplication. March 22, 1945, SeriaLNo; 584,211?

19 Claims.

Thepresent invention relates to. louver posts for louver fencing inspray-cooling systems, such. as in atmospheric-cooling: towers, sprayponds, or the like In: spray-cooling towers, ponds-,or. the: like,,it isusual tosurroun'dthe pond. ortower space; or the space where the coolingwater is sprayed,v with a fence or. wall having louvers for the passageof air, to prevent spray drift, and; the like; and-such fences or wallsusually 'are made upof sections, with supporting. posts: atv intervalsand at. the cornerssiorsupporting the louver elements, such as. louverboards, or the like.

Among the objects of the present invention is to: provide a novelsupporting means,v usually termed posts, which. issimple of.construction, easily maintained. neat and clean, permits facileinsertion and removal. of the louver boards, which boards may be made.of. redwood or the like, and

omitting, the useof any bo1ts, nails ,.screws1or any other fastening.element or. means Fencing: of this t ypemay beinstalled atminimumexpense-in labor and material.

More particularly, the. present. invention comprehends a novel devicehaving; a series of. horizontally spaced. uprightelements .of which atleast two at these elements. have. vertically arranged spacedrnotches.so related that an end. of a louver board will. rest in a pairv of suchnotchesin a slanted. positionand with the: lower edge, of theboa-rdabutting. a third element to hold-theboardy in a given anddesired. position. andrelation.

Other objec.ts,,advantages, capabilities-,. features and; tl'ielikearecomprehended= by the: invention as; will later.- appear, and as areinherently pos:-- sessed. bythe invention.

Referring briefly to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a structureernbodying; theinventionFig; 2'Iis: a view in perspective, onan. enlarged scale, of a art: ofsuch structure;

Fig. 3-iis a horizontal sectional'view taken. in aaplane represented byline 3- 3 in Fig; l of the drawings;

Fig. l is a fragmentary side view in elevation taken in a planerepresented by line 44in Fig; 3 i the drawings; and

Fig: 5 is a view in side elevation of an intermediate post constructedin accordance with the invention.

Referringmore in detail to the drawings, the embodiment chosen toillustrate the invention is shown as comprising an upright member I ofchannel form and having a wall or web portion provided a series ofnotches or cut-outs 5 for" receivingan" end portion 6 of a louverboard 1. as later more fully explained.

Within the channel member I is an upright member 8 of angular form andhaving a flange 9 which may be. suitably fixed to theweb 2 oftthe:channel .member I as by; spot welding-,,tack welding;.or: the like, andhaving a flange Ill provided. with a serieszof notches or cut-outs IIfor receiv-- ing; an end portionxfi of the louverrboard- 'Lfthese.notches 5 and. II bein so related, as in. a sort, of staggered.relation, so-that when the. end 6 of. the. louver 1 extends into .a'vpair of such. notches the louver board, I- will be in: inclined.position,

. as shown. in Figs. 2 and 4, withv the-lower edge I2:

of the: louver board abutting against the; flange. 3 of the member I..

To form a post. betweenv sections the members I- are placed backto'backwith the-webs- 2. and.

- 2 fixed together, as: shownv in the. right hand.

portion of; Fig. 3,,asby spot welding, tack weldiing, or the..like,, andto-corner posts thememberss I are placed with the; back at right angles;tov each. other. as shown. in theleft-hand portion of Fig. 3 and. are.preferably tack welded at. the;

meetin edges of the Webs 2'. The lower'endsoff the members I preferablystand. upon: footingsv or base members, as plates l3, see Fig. 5, forthe: center or intermediate-posts between sectionsof the fence,.or;.as!plates I4, see Figs. 2. and 3,,for the corner posts, In bothcases,thelower ends of the members I are preferably-welded to-the base; platesor footings I2 and I3: as the case may be. If desired,.said; baseplatesma-y rest upon. sills or. runners I5 (see Fig.- l') which may restupon: or in. the ground, or. upon. a floor, ora pavement, or the like.If desired, the platesmay have-holes, suchas holes I6 (seeFig; 3) or I1(see Fig; 2) for passage.- of. securing elements I8, such as: a. bolt.lag screw-,jor the like. Usually, it is: desirable. to reinforce thecorner post by gussetpieces or plates, such as plate I9, shown inFigs..2, 3 and: 4-, in which the lower edge. of the plate I9. is.suitably welded. to thebase plate I I, and theupright edgeof the plate I9.- is welded, asby tack welding, to: the corner juncture of the memberI, as shown. in Fig. 3.

In assembling, the posts; are. located. in place on the sills. or likesupports I5and secured in place. Then the louver boards] are simply slidinto place with their louver edges IZ. in contact. with the. flanges 3and the end portions-6 thereofrextend ing in the notches 5 and LI, asshown. A cOnverse operation. effects an. aseasy removal thereof. Theangular positioning of. the boards 1,. as shown, is such that. the Wind.cannot. displace them.

While I have. herein described and. upon; the. drawings. shown anillustrative. embodiment. of

v I the invention, it. ist be und r to .th l'i 2, and" flanges- 3* and4; and-in the flange 4 are o e 5 0d at t e in vention is not limitedthereto but comprehends: other constructions, arrangements of parts-,.,details, features and" the like without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having thus disclosed the invention, I claim:

1. A louver post of the character disclosed com.

prising a plurality-of horizontally spaced upright members of which apair of said members has notches obliquely alined to receive an endportion of a louver board in inclined position and another ofsaidmembers is located to abut the lower edge of said end portion ofsaid louver board when 7 the latter is located in said notches. V

v 2-. A louver post of the character disclosed com-' A iprisingaplurality of horizontally spaced upright members of which a pairof said members has notches obliquely alined to receive an end portionof a louver board in inclined position and'a-nother of said member islocated to abut the lower ed of said end portion of said louver boardwhen the latter is located in said notches, and a footing fixed-to thelower end of said members.

' 3 'A 1ouve'r post of the character disclosed comprisingan uprightmember having an upwardly extending web portion and a plurality ofupwardly extending and horizontally spaced flange] portions of whicha'pair of said flange portions has; notches obliquely alined to receive anend portion of a louver board in inclined position and another ofsaidfiange portion is located to abut,

the lower edge of said end portion of said louver board when the latteris located in said notches.

4. A louver post of the character disclosed co prising anupright memberhaving an upwardly extendingweb portion and a plurality of upwardlyextending and horizontally spaced fiange portions of which'a pair ofsaid flange portions 3 has notches obliquely alined to receive an endportion of a louver board in inclined position and another ofsaid'fiange portions is located to abut: the'lower edge of saidendportion of said louver board when the latter is located in saidnotches, j

and a' footing fixed to the lower end of said member. I v

' '5. 'A louver post of the character disclosed comprising a pair ofmembers as set forth in claim 3 and in which the web portions are inabutting relation and held fixed together.

6. A louver post of the character disclosed comprising a pair of membersas set forth in claim 3 and in which the web portions are located in:parallel relation and having mean for holding the same fixedly in saidrelation.

'7. A louver post of the character disclosedcomprising a pair of membersas set forth in claim 3 andin which the web portions are located face tor face' vvitheach other and having means for'hold ing the same fixedlyin said relation; 7 a

' 8.;Alouver post of the character disclosed coinprising a pair ofmembers as set forth in claim 3 and in which the web portions arelocated at a normal to each other, and having means for ing the samefixedly in said relation.

. '95 A louver post of the character disclosed comprising a pair of.members as set forth in claim 3 and in which the web portions are inabuttin relation and held fixed together, and a footing fixed to thelower end of said members.

10. A louver post of the character disclosed comprising a pair ofmembers as set forth in claim 3 and in which the web portions arelocated at;a normal to each other, and having means for hold; ing thesame fixedly in said relation, and a footing fixed to the lower end ofsaid members.

' clined position and the other'of said edge flange 72,397,458 r up,

of said flange portions have notches for receiving an end portion of alouver board in inclined position and another of said flange portions islocated to abut the lower edge of said board-when the latter is locatedin said notches.

' 12. A louver post of the character disclosed :comprising a pair ofmembers as set forth in claim 3 and in which the web portions arelocated at a normal to each other, and having means for holding the samefixedly in said relation, and a footing fixed to thelower end of saidmembers,

and a gusset reinforcing piece fixed to said footing and tosaid members.I

13. A louver post of the character disclosed comprising a ,pair ofmembers as set forth in claim 3 and inwhich the web portions are locatedat anormal to each other, and havingmeansfor.

holding the same fixedly in said relation,;and 'amediate of said'edgeflange portions, said intermediate flange portion and oneoi said edgeflange portions having notches in inclined alinement for receiving anend portion of a louver boardin inportions is located to abut the loweredge of said board when the latter is located in said notches. g 15. Alouver post of the character disclosed comprising a structure as setiorth in claim "14" and in which the intermediate flange portion is ofangular cross-sectional form and has a flange part fixed to said webportion. 7

16. A louver-post of the character disclosed comprising a pair ofstructures as set forthin 11. A louver post of the @character disclosed7 comprising an upright member of channel form in cross section andhaving a web portion anda plurality of flange portions and of whichcertain structures. a

claim 14 and wherein the web portions thereof are'disposed at a normalto each other withan edge portion of each of said web portions in contact with each other,and means for fixing said" abutting edgeportions'together. I 7

17. A louver'post of the character disclosed comprising a pair ofstructures as set forthin claim 14 and wherein the web portions thereofare disposed in abutting faceto face relation, -and means for fixingsaid abuttin 'web portionstogethen' c 18. A louver post of the characterdisclosed comprising a pair of structures assetiorth in claim 14 andwherein the web portions thereof,

are disposed at a normal to each other withian edge'portion' of each ofsaid web portions in contact with each other, and means for fixingsaidabutting edge portions together, a footing fixed to the lower end ofsaid structures. a

19. A louver post of the character disclosed comprising a pair ofstructures as set forth in claim- 14 and wherein the Web portionsthereof are disposed at a normal to each other with-an edge portion ofeach of said web portions in contact with each other, and mean forfixing said abutting edge portions together, a footing fixed to thelower end of said structures, and a' gusset reinforcing piece fixed tosaid footing andtosaid" GEORGE ALiiEN. 1

